Electrochemical Enhancement on Utilizing Zero-valent Iron to Degrade Trichloroethylene

摘要

The objective of this research is to enhance the degrading ability of zero-valent iron (ZVI) on trichloroethylene (TCE) by using electrochemical technique. ZVI has been shown to effectively degrade TCE by reductive dechlorination, a process in which the ZVI, acting as a reducing agent, causes the chlorine to separate from TCE sequentially. The efficiency of this technique could be enhanced by lowering the redox potential of ZVI using electrochemical methods.